Chuck Berry

Micky Dolenz, who rocketed to fame in the short-lived TV show "The Monkees" in the 1960s, will pay tribute to his late co-star and bandmate Davy Jones during concerts at Epcot next weekend. Jones was scheduled to sing in the theme park's Flower Power concert series but died of a heart attack Feb. 29 at age 66. Dolenz agreed to fill in. Dolenz said he briefly feared "the gutter press" would try to "make something nasty or exploitive" of his appearance, which is part of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. "But then the fans started writing in and demanding it, how much they would love it to happen," he said. "There will be...

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